>>37245643honestly I don't believe this at all, I think the root of it is that they're too afraid to take risks, maybe I don't blame them considering the tantrum-inducing nostalgic autism that pervades even nu-genners in this fanbase
the 3D models themselves other than maybe being a little flat and over-reliant on texturing aren't really that bad at all and I will take them over sprites any day, the real problem is how poorly game freak integrated them in the game, basically just straight up replacing the sprites with them and keeping everything else pretty much exactly the same. instead of battles being some lifeless static sprites nodding at each other, it's some lifeless 3D models jumping in place or screeching energy beams at each other, it's barely a little more dynamic and falls way short of what the average player would subconsciously expect from a 2D->3D transitional title
what animations are there are pretty decent, but in the end the 3D models still behave just like sprites because game freak is too much of a bunch of pussies to advance the fucking game forward instead of being stuck in the game boy era for eternity
